Thoughts on putting down Hispanic when from Spain?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, its fine.

Hispanic refers to someone whose ancestry is Spanish speaking.

Spanish is a language or citizenship

Latino is an ethnicity that refers to a person whose origins are in Latin America.

You're the fist one - Hispanic.

So Brazilians aren't hispanic then?

No, they aren’t. But they are Latino.

[Anonymous]

Spain?!?!! Seriously??? Wtf? They are white/European.

How are they more of an ethnic group than Italians for godsakes???

I cannot believe UVS told a European Spanish person that they are Hispanic. Unreal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Spain?!?!! Seriously??? Wtf? They are white/European.

How are they more of an ethnic group than Italians for godsakes???

I cannot believe UVS told a European Spanish person that they are Hispanic. Unreal

I think you are a little out of touch here. Duke University School of Medicine wrote a fairly thoughtful article about this:

https://medschool.duke.edu/blog/ask-oedi-hispanic-latino-latina-latinx-which-best

Note that OPs child will have to specify in the common app where her Hispanic heritage comes from, and will have to identify Spain. That is (and was) done in the common app to differentiate between applicants with Hispanic identity from Spain versus other heritages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought Scotus ended this tomfoolery?

Most universities have adopted a policy of massive resistance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Common app hasn’t changed yet ?

Just because it is on the Common App does not mean:

1. Colleges ingest that data point.
2. Admission officers get to see that data point when reviewing the application (think job applications with that question. It stays hidden in the background from Recruiters and only upon hire goes into your personal record for statistic and EEO purposes).

[Anonymous]

I don’t think you can get away with putting down Hispanics just because you are from Spain. It’s not a good idea to make fun of any ethnic group in a college essay.

[Anonymous]

They really need to stop collecting "Hispanic" data. It has zero application today.

Hispanic is not a race, nor is it an ethnicity. It's just "language" which is a dumb thing to be looking at for college admissions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not that complicated. Why do you care?

What an odd post. Holy moly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think you can get away with putting down Hispanics just because you are from Spain. It’s not a good idea to make fun of any ethnic group in a college essay.

You think wrong!

No one is making fun of anyone.

[Anonymous]

How much value does being Hispanic (without evidence of the attendant hardships of being a recent immigrant) still have? Do admissions officers still just want to check the box, so a rich kid who claims to have some Spanish speaking background is fine, or are they looking for authentically disadvantaged Spanish speaking types?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How much value does being Hispanic (without evidence of the attendant hardships of being a recent immigrant) still have? Do admissions officers still just want to check the box, so a rich kid who claims to have some Spanish speaking background is fine, or are they looking for authentically disadvantaged Spanish speaking types?

None.

I've been Latina my whole life and it has never conferred any advantages or disadvantages. I continue to check the box for statistical purposes. There are millions upon millions of latino/hispanic folks who are not "authentically disadvantaged."

[Anonymous]

My DH is part Mexican, but my children don't identify as Hispanic. I think if you have to ask this question, you already know the answer. Also, what have you put down up until this point? I put my kids down as White because it feels more accurate and I'm not trying to win any prizes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, its fine.

Hispanic refers to someone whose ancestry is Spanish speaking.

Spanish is a language or citizenship

Latino is an ethnicity that refers to a person whose origins are in Latin America.

You're the fist one - Hispanic.

So Brazilians aren't hispanic then?

No, they aren’t. But they are Latino.

Silly, isn't it?

I know a dark skinned Brazilian in the US who comes from a poorer background but who now has a college degree. But, according to the strict definition, they can't pick Hispanic.

But a blonde/blue eyed Spaniard can pick Hispanic.

From a college admissions standpoint, this is stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, its fine.

Hispanic refers to someone whose ancestry is Spanish speaking.

Spanish is a language or citizenship

Latino is an ethnicity that refers to a person whose origins are in Latin America.

You're the fist one - Hispanic.

So Brazilians aren't hispanic then?

Correct. They are not.

Considering the demographics of DCUM I'm kind of shocked so many people don't know the difference between Hispanic and Latino.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DH is part Mexican, but my children don't identify as Hispanic. I think if you have to ask this question, you already know the answer. Also, what have you put down up until this point? I put my kids down as White because it feels more accurate and I'm not trying to win any prizes.

But the choices to this question are not hispanic vs white.
One question is race. Your race is white. A second question is are you hispanic, yes or no? Yes.
You can be white and hispanic.